Use Extra £300m To Support Hospitality, Scottish Government Urged
The Scottish Government will receive around £295 million additional funding through the Barnett formula, on top of the additional £1.4 billion it has received through…
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Hospitality
All the latest hospitality news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Brighton and Hove Restaurant Awarded National Prize for Wine List
Eetch-by-steven-edwards in Hove has been recognised as holding the Best Medium-Sized Wine List in the UK. The venue was awarded a Gold Star when Star…
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Companies House Begins Phased Roll Out Of New Powers To Tackle Fraud
Companies House has introduced new measures to protect businesses after numerous hospitality proprietors reported that their restaurant addresses with almost identical names were being used…
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Brakspear Reopens Second Pub With Operator Little & Large
The Leicester Arms in Penshurst, Kent, has reopened following a £1.2 refurbishment by owners Brakspear in partnership with the Little & Large Pub Company, who…
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Dry January Engages the Frequent On Premise Visitor
New consumer research from CGA by NIQ shows the scale of engagement with Dry January this year—and the chance to engage regular On Premise users…
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Pub Staff Rewarded For Bravery And Best Practice By National Pubwatch
National Pubwatch has recognised three members of pub staff for taking action to save lives and provide safe drinking environments for customers. Bravery & Meritorious…
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Only A Pavement Away Announces Five Year Impact, As Charity Places 450 People Into Work
Only A Pavement Away, the industry charity aiding prison leavers, veterans and those facing homelessness find employment in the hospitality sector, released its five-year impact…
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Admiral Taverns Hosts Inaugural Live Community Kwizz
Admiral Taverns has launched its first live pub quiz across its estate of approximately 1,500 pubs in England, Scotland and Wales. Sponsored by Carling and…
Read more...Completion of City Pub Group Acquisition
Young’s has announced that its acquisition of The City Pub Group plc (“City Pubs”) has completed, with the Scheme of Arrangement becoming effective today, bringing…
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Consumer Card Spending Grew Just 1.9 Per Cent In February– As Pub & Restaurant Sales Fall
Consumer card spending grew just 1.9 per cent year-on-year last month – significantly lower than the latest CPIH* inflation rate of 4.2 per cent and…
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Business Rates Experts At Colliers Call The Chancellor To “Right The Wrongs” Of The 2023 Autumn Statement
Business rates experts at Colliers call the Chancellor to “right the wrongs” of the 2023 Autumn Statement and cancel the business rates increases planned for…
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Wet Weather Dampens Spirits As Drinks Sales Slip 5% Year-On-Year
Wet weather and tough comparatives pushed last week’s drinks sales down year-on-year, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows. After three weeks of flat sales…
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New Funding Announced to Tackle Underage Drinking in Scotland
credit: Community Alcohol Partnerships The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has announced a new partnership with Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP), in a targeted initiative aimed at…
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Prime Minister Urged To Help Brewers & Pubs On Visit To Aberdeen
As the Prime Minister addresses Scottish Conservative Party conference in Aberdeen, the Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) have called on him to help save…
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Wetherspoon To Open Its First Pub At A Holiday Park
Wetherspoon is opening its first pub at a holiday park on Friday 8 March. The Five Stones is opening at Haven’s Primrose Valley holiday park…
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